Art waters the family tree
Art runs in the Taepa family.
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Oct 4, 20203 min
Kia Ngāwari
He maha nga waitohu ka mau i a Hohepa Thompson: he kaiako, he pāpā, he kaireti ngaru, he ringa toi, he tangata tauira.
Oct 4, 20203 min
Light minded
Hohepa Thompson wears a few labels (teacher, dad, activist, artist), but he's best known as "Hori".
Sep 28, 20204 min
A membrane of images
Jae Hoon Lee draws material from many locations to create his photographic collages.
Aug 31, 20204 min
Driving
An old friend remembers Marti Friendlander.
Jul 6, 20202 min
Community in focus
Photographer Chevron Hassett spends a day at the marae where he grew up.
Jun 8, 20203 min
Body, function, intimacy
'Honestly Speaking' at Auckland Art Gallery reflects on the relationship between the human body, technology and language.
May 26, 20202 min
Clay and oil
Jennifer Taylor Moore, Curator of Collections at Whanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua, shares her favourite pieces from the gallery
May 18, 20204 min
To build a legacy
For generations the Hetet family have practised and taught traditional Māori arts. Now they are bringing their knowledge to new platforms.
May 18, 20205 min
He tārei taonga tuku iho
Mai rā anō he whānau mōhio te whānau Hetet ki ngā mahi toi Māori, he whānau whakaako hoki i ēnei taonga. I ēnei rā kei te kawea ā rātou...
May 14, 20203 min
Appropriate celebration
Painter Sierra Roberts navigates accusations of cultural appropriation and talks to us about appropriation, love and intention.
May 4, 20204 min
Light and lines
Kāryn Taylor explores the universe, the nature of consciousness, and reality with shadow, light and logic.
Apr 29, 20202 min
Portrait, landscape
We set Director Greg Anderson the task of choosing two favourites from Whanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua 8000 piece collection.
Apr 21, 20203 min
Subverted plans
Launching an exhibition during lockdown, Christina Read and Grace Ridley-Smith found physical closure didn't mean intellectual closure.
Apr 18, 20202 min
Art ache
Jess Scott takes another look at the Museum of Broken Relationships after hearing reports of a spike in lockdown-related break-ups.
Apr 12, 20204 min
Iconic
A spot of unique beauty, the Greek Orthodox Church of the Transfiguration in the Wairarapa garners keen curiosity from the public.
Mar 31, 20202 min
Lakeside Drive
Caryline Boreham explores a new sense of subjectivity and connection in her deeply personal work that casts a lens on long-term illness.
Mar 22, 20205 min
Post master
Matthew Plummer's discovery of vibrant and dynamic scenes of Wellington from a century ago offer a glimpse into the city's early days.
Mar 19, 20202 min
Bitter sweet
Korean born Joon-Hee Park says her paintings are like baking cakes, filled with childlike play and sprinkled with bittersweet nostalgia.
Mar 13, 20203 min
From one end to the other
Prakash Patel describes his painting process as a journey without a destination. He talks on the role of space, dreams and magic in his work
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